PILOTS FLYING UNDER BasicMed may take on safety pilot duties as a required crewmember thanks to the FAA's adoption of a change supported by AOPA The change is among the amendments to a final rule that brings significant change to the relatively small commercial balloon industry, establishing a medical certification requirement for the first time. The BasicMed provisions enable about 50,000 pilots to fly as a safety pilot without also acting as pilot in command for the flight, as well as enabling pilots to act as pilot in command during a special medical flight test authorized under FAR Part 67 without holding a medical certificate.
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